kant

Etymology

From Middle Breton kant, from Old Breton cant, from Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

kant

1. hundred

   Kant bro, kant giz, kant perez, kant iliz

   A hundred countries, a hundred guises, a hundred parishes, a hundred churches.

Mutation

Etymology

Borrowed through German from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).

Noun

kant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)

1. edge, border

References

• “kant” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kant” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cant, from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Anagrams

• tank

Romanization

kant

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄

Etymology

kan +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒnt]
• Hyphenation: kant

Noun

kant

1. accusative singular of kan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Middle Low German or German Low German.

Noun

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kanter, definite plural kantene)

1. edge, border, rim

References

• “kant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑnt/
• (Trøndelag dialect) IPA^(key): /kaɲc/

Noun

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kantar, definite plural kantane)

1. an edge, a border

   Ikkje gå for nær kanten.

   Don't go too near the edge.

2. an area

   På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.

   There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.

3. a direction

   Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.

   The wind most often blows from that direction.

på alle kantar

1. everywhere, all over

References

• “kant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German kant, a Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Proto-Celtic *kantos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkant/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ant
• Syllabification: kant
• Homophone: Kant

Noun

kant m inan

1. edge
2. crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
3. (colloquial) an instance of cheating in a game

Further reading

• kant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Borrowed through German from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Gotland); “en kant”:

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Noun

kant c

1. an edge; border; rim.
2. (mathematics) a boundary or edge

   En triangel har tre kanter

   A triangle has three sides

References

• kant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tank